About Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jun 2025, Founders Fund is an active investor, having invested in 527 companies, with 16 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $200M Series E round of Ramp along with GIC. This round also saw participation from Iconiq Capital and other investors.
Overall, Founders Fund portfolio has seen 42 unicorns, 28 IPOs and 116 acquisitions including key companies like Facebook, Twilio and Ramp. A lot of funds co-invest with Founders Fund, with names like a16z sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Founders Fund has team of 29 people including 18 partners.
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Founders Fund's List of Top Investments
Founders Fund has a portfolio of 527 companies, including 42 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Service and All Day.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, NorwayÌý²¹²Ô»å 23 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, ConsumerÌý²¹²Ô»å 36 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed Ìý²¹²Ô»å 8 more. Here is the list of top investments by Founders Fund:
1. OpenAI
Platform offering advanced AI research and deployment solutions. It includes a suite of language models and APIs designed to assist with tasks such as natural language understanding, code generation, image interpretation, and more.
Key facts about OpenAI
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $300B as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $57.9B
- Employee Count: 710 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 31, 2025, $40B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Facebook
Provider of online social networking and related services. It offers a platform for users to connect with friends and family, share information, and engage in various online activities. The company provides tools for communication, including messaging and video calls. Additional services encompass photo and video sharing, and the development of related applications and technologies. It also offers advertising services to businesses.
Key facts about Facebook
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $13.5B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.27B
- Employee Count: 67,317 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Vulcan Capital, Hercules Capital and 111 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $490
- Highlight: Public
3. Stripe
Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses. It offers solutions such as payment gateways, hardware-based POS terminals, billing and subscription payments, and more. It also offers financial services such as the issuance of corporate cards, business financing, and more.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 371M SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $91.5B as on Feb 27, 2025
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 5,904 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Silver Lake and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $694M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4.
Platform offering collaborative prototype development solution. It is a collaborative design tool that allows users to design, prototype, develop, and collect feedback for building products using AI and ML algorithms. Its features include crop, fit, and fill modes, vector networks, live device preview, pixel preview, text options, sketch imports, and exports. The platform can be used by UI or UX designs, graphic designs for wireframing. It also provides a platform for designers and developers to explore, install, use, and remix templates, plugins, and widgets. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Figma
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $12.5B as on Jul 18, 2024
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $749M
- Employee Count: 1,080 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Kaplan Group Investments, IVP and
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 15, 2024, $416M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5.
Online platform for creating graphic images. It allows professionals to edit images for presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, business cards, and more. The platform offers pre-designed templates and effects. It also provides a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and imagery. Users can add text, photo enhancers, blur, vignettes, grids, icons, frames, stickers, badges, texture, and others. The application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Canva
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Surry Hills (Australia)
- Annual Revenue: 394M AUD as on Dec 31, 2020
- Valuation: $49B as on Oct 31, 2024
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 1 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: InterWest Partners, T. Rowe Price and
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 01, 2024, $8M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Founders Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founders Fund has invested in 527 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 35 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 38 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 29 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Ubyx and most recent follow-on round was in Ramp.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 8 | 21 | 29 |
2024 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
2023 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
2022 | 51 | 32 | 83 |
2021 | 62 | 51 | 113 |
2020 | 37 | 24 | 61 |
2019 | 44 | 20 | 64 |
2018 | 41 | 19 | 60 |
2017 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
2016 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
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Founders Fund's Investments by Stage
Founders Fund has made 196 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.2M, 174 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.3M and 78 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $37.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 196 |
Seed | 174 |
Series B | 78 |
Series C | 36 |
Series D | 10 |
Others | 10 |
Founders Fund's Investments by Sector
Founders Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, FinTech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 473 Tech companies, 310 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 243 Software companies and at least 213 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 199 |
High Tech | 142 |
Consumer | 139 |
FinTech | 85 |
HealthTech | 61 |
Others | 638 |
Founders Fund's Investments by Geography
Founders Fund has made most investments in United States (429), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 10 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 429 |
United Kingdom | 10 |
Norway | 8 |
Germany | 7 |
Brazil | 6 |
Others | 41 |
Founders Fund's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Founders Fund:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 17, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | $10M | Galaxy [+8] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Series E | $200M | Thrive Capital [+12] | |
Jun 12, 2025 | United States | Series B | $75M | Sequoia Capital [+3] | |
Jun 08, 2025 | United States | Series D | $100M | [+10] | |
Jun 06, 2025 | - | Series B | $18.4M |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Founders Fund's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Software solution for facility management and commercial contractors | 2018 | Santa Monica | Series C | vqzmrqg | ||
64 | Platform solving bandwidth and power bottlenecks by using light to move data | 2015 | San Francisco | Series D | {mywuui | ||
70 | AI-powered language learning platform | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | mnqwxbi | ||
70 | Credit cards backed by home equity for consumers | 2019 | Burlingame | Series D | gtv{ioj | ||
56 | AI powered coding assistant for developers | 2023 | San Francisco | Series B | lyrcjka |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Founders Fund's Portfolio
Here are Founders Fund's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 02, 2022 | Mar 28, 2017 | Series A | $24M | |
Dec 09, 2021 | Jan 08, 2016 | Series C | $52.3M | |
Jul 16, 2021 | Jan 20, 2016 | Series C | $40M | |
May 07, 2021 | Apr 11, 2014 | Series B | $40M | |
Apr 30, 2021 | Dec 21, 2012 | Series A | $13.4M |
Acquired companies in Founders Fund's Portfolio
Here are Founders Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2025 | Jul 26, 2022 | Series A | $30M | |
Apr 10, 2025 | Aug 15, 2023 | Seed | $7M | |
Mar 17, 2025 | Nov 16, 2016 | Seed | $2.6M | |
Feb 13, 2025 | Mar 30, 2022 | Series B | $25M | |
Nov 01, 2024 | Nov 06, 2023 | Seed | $6M |
Team profile of Founders Fund
Founders Fund has a team of 29 membersÌýincluding 18 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 6 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, Puerto Rico and . Founders Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founders Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Miami | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Miami | - |
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Over the past 20 years, 3503 investors have co-invested in Founders Fund's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Founders Fund:Ìý, Khosla Ventures and 704 others have invested in rounds before Founders Fund. There are 39 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Founders Fund and 14 companies where Khosla Ventures has invested before Founders Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Founders Fund:Ìý1214 investors entered a company along with Founders Fund. These include investors like a16z (31 companies).
- Invested after Founders Fund:ÌýA total of 1583 investors have invested in Founders Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (17 companies), Fidelity Investments (14 companies) and Baillie Gifford (14 companies).
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